Christian is currently the Assistant Solicitor General for Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen. He served in the Trump Administration as Senior Counsel to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education. Prior to government service, he was a public interest constitutional litigator at Mountain States Legal Foundation and a fellow at the Institute for Justice. He clerked for Justice Caleb Stegall on the Kansas Supreme Court. He also served as Director of Publications for the Federalist Society's national headquarters.
Christian earned his B.A. in Political Science in 2009 from the University of Pennsylvania before attending the University of Kansas School of Law. Christian is admitted to practice law in Kansas and Montana. A Kansas native, he is a die-hard fan of the Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas City Chiefs, and Kansas City Royals. He enjoys golf, hiking the mountain west, American history, and BBQ.
Christian is a member of the Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group's Executive Committee.
State Court Docket Watch: 2018 Edition
State Court Docket Watch
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